Lot 122
  • 122

Lucian Freud

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Lucian Freud
  • Lawrence Gowing. The Painters Mother (HARTLEY 20)
  • Etching
  • Plate: 177 by 152mm; 7 by 6in
  • Sheet: 272 by 218mm; 10¾ by 8 5/8 in
The book, 1982, comprising an etching initialled in pencil, numbered 1/25, with title-page, text, reproductions and justification, this copy numbered 51 in ink, the print loose with original tissue guard, in slipcase with further justification pasted to front, printed  by Terry Wilson at Palm Tree Studios and with their blindstamp

Condition

With full margins (a deckle at each edge), in very good, fresh condition, the slipcase slightly worn with minor paper discoloration.
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